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James Davis Nicoll@jdnicoll.bsky.social · 3w ago

Introduce yourself as what almost killed you Hello I'm PoTS

I am confused by the wording, which seems to suggest this is a one-off or at least rare event. I am a university campus storm drain system with an invitingly dark and ungrated child-sized outflow pipe, a system which fills horrifyingly quickly during a rain storm.

Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 3w ago

Great line from Sorkin's version of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' that I watched last night: "A mob is a place where people go to take a break from their conscience.”

Lewis Goodall @lewisgoodall.com · 3w ago

Just saying that Nigel Farage facing a bin did far worse than Liam McArthur did in Orkney against real opposition. Liam 70.2% Vs Farages 63.3%

The term “witch hunt” is overused in politics. Perhaps not now. Quite a bit of the British media should ask themselves serious questions as to whether the coverage they gave to this man was remotely proportionate. Likewise there are Qs for Cambridge- and whether they discharged their duty of care.

I firmly believe the press killed this man.

AAEmmerson @aaemmerson.bsky.social · 4w ago

Hilarious

I don't want to take shots of grieving people, but honestly, the right baffles me. Why would you have so little self-respect as to be friends with someone who sees you as lesser? Gay men coming out with sycophantic tomes about Anne Widdicombe to me is just.... Bizarre.

AAEmmerson @aaemmerson.bsky.social · 4w ago

I mean I understand you want the high street to remain full of nice independent shops, like the halcyon days. But they're gone. Shopping habits have changed. Far better to start innovating the spaces. More housing. More office space. More event space. More innovation. Make them places to go. To be.

AAEmmerson @aaemmerson.bsky.social · 4w ago

Mam has been pestering me to watch Ann Droid. I think they forget to include the funny bits she insisted were in there and hilarious. "I have seen your mons pubis" oh yes absolute peak of boomer humour right there.

Nick Barlow@nickbwalking.bsky.social · last mo.

Stock has never met a dissipating stigma she didn't want to reinforce.

In a move that will surprise absolutely no one who's been paying attention, Stock has decided that women with disabilities are suffering from "social contagion"

A times column header beneath a picture of Kathleen Stock: " KATHLEEN STOCK
Why are young women using walking sticks?
A disproportionate number of Gen Z females are affected by vague syndromes and may be victims of social contagion"

POTs level today: Ate Salted Popcorn for breakfast because I was craving salt. Forgot medication yesterday. Woke up dizzy. Could barely stand for 2 hours. Cry.

keith@alolankeith.bsky.social · last mo.

I have 4.5 out of 5 does that count?

3 out of 5 isn't bad

All Elite Wrestling@allelitewrestling.com · last mo.

I mean honestly, love AEW, but this is mid tier, and leaves the CC Round Robin Tournament, in question, which is infinitely preferable.

Here is how the AEW Continental Challenge Cup works, as well as the full field of 16 fighters who will be taking part in the FIRST EVER Continental Challenge Cup!

Dear @tonykhan.bsky.social @allelitewrestling.com , I love the MyAEW App, but could you add an option to view my viewing history or grey out programs I've watched? Sometimes I can be a few minutes into the first match before I realise I've already seen that specific episode!

Mark Valladares@honladymark.bsky.social · last mo.

Me too! It was interesting. I'm there with 2 decades of working and campaigning in almost exclusively rural communities or communities with significant rural elements. Of course always a pleasure to learn from indefatigable Mark.

And so, I have something new to do as a member of the @libdems.org.uk Rural Communities policy working group. Here’s how it happened… liberalbureaucracy.blogspot.com/2026/07/rura...

Anon Opin@anonopin.bsky.social · last mo.

I don't hate him, but you can hate vigilantes perfectly legitimately. He is a vigilante.

Literally the only reason to hate on Cycling Mikey is if you're the type of shitty driver he targets.

Eddie Howe 😭😊😭😊🙃

Ciaran@ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · last mo.

This is a moron's interview. Yes everything he's said is probably true. He probably didn't see it. He didn't post it himself and Reform have done a lot worse. BUT, saying sorry would cost nothing. We all must apologise in life when we make genuine mistakes.

He's genuinely a moron

Nose Stuck in a Book Blog @nsiabblog.bsky.social · last mo.

Polanski is just an amateur in a suit playing politics at the big boy table.

I feel attacked #booksky

You’re doing a lot of scrolling for someone who has a book to read

caasbrey @caasbrey.bsky.social · last mo.

This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries 13/10

Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · last mo.

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A reminder that this is the guy we're all now supposed to be listening to on the subject of the safety of MPs

AAEmmerson @aaemmerson.bsky.social · 3mo ago

AG was always a prick

Trans Atlantic Alison@transatlanticalison.com · 3mo ago

Lib Dem MP who withdrew his name from the EDM against the EHRC guidance Says it was only added as a clerical error..🙄 And then goes on to victim blame the trans community for fighting back against the abuse it gets. @libdems.org.uk blaming the trans community for being attacked. Not a good luck.

Dear Alison
Thank you for taking the trouble to write to me about the proposed EHRC guidelines and the Early Day Motion on it.
I agree with you, and share your disappointment the uncertainty about the practical implications of the Supreme Court's judgment on the Equality Act 2010 remains and is clearly causing such deep concern. Following the High Court's rejection of the Good Law Project's challenge to the interim EHRC guidance, it is evident that many practical consequences remain unsettled.
This can only be satisfactorily settled in a reasoned environment, where those leading or most engaged in the debate create a safe space to enable calm assessment of the facts to find a workable and agreeable way forward. I'll come back to that...
I also agree with you that the present status will remain unacceptable so long as trans, non-binary and intersex people continue to face understandable anxiety about what this means in their everyday lives. At the same time, employers, service providers and public bodies tell us they lack clear, workable guidance on how they are expected to meet their responsibilities under the law.
For many years now, women and trans people have been caught in the crossfire of increasingly divisive culture wars. Recorded hate crimes have more than doubled in the last five years, compounding structural inequalities in employment, healthcare and public life.
It is sometimes overlooked that the Supreme Court reaffirmed that trans people's rights remain protected in law. It's important that that principle is upheld. The judgment should not be deliberately misinterpreted or used to fuel division or to justify the erosion ofrights. My Liberal Democrat Parliamentary colleagues and I will continue to press for this.

Giacomo Benedetto @gbenedetto.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If a Latin American head of state can be kidnapped, the same can happen to the head of government of a NATO country.

Chortle@chortle.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Ianucci should be really interesting.

Officially revealed: The contestants in series 21 of Taskmaster

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 8mo ago

The US must face, heavy heavy pressure not thoughts and prayers on this. Maduro can not be allowed to stand trial only in America. Send him to the Hague / ICC.

Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts. Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.

Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Both Donald Trump and Adolf Hitler identified as christians, though they have no relationship" Jesus fucking christ this tenuous shit journalism

NYT gonna NYT: "Both Mr. Mamdani and Mr. Maduro identify as socialists, though they have no relationship.” — would be funny if they did this every time you write about two capitalists. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...